Best hostels in North America — vibe rankings

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Best hostels in North America

Fun/social-ranked hostels across North America, merged city by city into one ranked list using the best available social evidence.

Explore destinations in North America on the HostelPunk map

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We read reviews on Hostelworld, Booking.com, and Google Maps and flag two things right on the cards: bed-bug reports, and reviews that read bought or incentivized. The bed-bug detector is the Punk AI Language Model, a small in-house classifier.

No bed bug reports found in North America

Top hostel cities in North America

Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.

Top hostels overall in North America

Merida · Mexico

Casa Amate 61

Punk Score
33% SHIT
High confidence 332 reviews
332 reviews $26 dorm · $83 priv View
Aguadilla · Puerto Rico Best in Aguadilla

Medusas Hostel

Punk Score
34% SHIT
Medium confidence 104 reviews
Banff · Canada

Banff International Hostel

Punk Score
30% SHIT
High confidence 2,417 reviews
2417 reviews $36 dorm · $398 priv View
Boquete · Panama

Hostal Gaia

Punk Score
30% SHIT
High confidence 459 reviews
Ometepe Island · Nicaragua

Hostel Los Abuelos

Punk Score
30% SHIT
Medium confidence 135 reviews
135 reviews $7 dorm · $20 priv View
Guatemala City · Guatemala

Donde Regina Hostal

Punk Score
32% SHIT
High confidence 931 reviews
San Jose · Costa Rica

Carolina Hostel

Punk Score
31% SHIT
Medium confidence 144 reviews
144 reviews $11 dorm · $22 priv View
Caye Caulker · Belize

Tropical Paradise

Punk Score
31% SHIT
High confidence 581 reviews
Hilo · USA 4th best in Hilo

Hamakua Guesthouse

Punk Score
34% SHIT
Medium confidence 170 reviews
170 reviews $15 dorm · $21 priv View
New York · USA

New York Spirit Retreats

Punk Score
34% SHIT
High confidence 1,364 reviews
San Pedro La Laguna · Guatemala

Hostal Corazón

Punk Score
31% SHIT
Medium confidence 196 reviews
196 reviews $12 dorm · $27 priv View
Puntarenas · Costa Rica 3rd best in Puntarenas

Hotel Mar y Mar

Punk Score
30% SHIT
High confidence 741 reviews
Caye Caulker · Belize

Barefoot Beach Belize

Punk Score
30% SHIT
High confidence 1,024 reviews

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